Communicating
Socialising
Interact with others, using descriptive and expressive language to exchange information and relate experiences about free time, for example, Abends mache ich meine Hausaufgaben und spiele Videospiele. Wie ist es mit dir?; Wann spielst du Basketball?; Wo spielst du Hockey?; Wie viele Hobbys hast du? Möchtest du zum Strand gehen? Ich schwimme und lese gern im Sommer. Ich singe nicht gern
Participate in routine exchanges to express feelings, opinions and personal preferences such as Wie geht’s?; Es geht mir nicht gut; Ich bin krank and personal preferences such as Ich spiele gern Tennis; Spielst du lieber Tennis oder Fußball?; Ich spiele lieber...
(ACLGEC137)
Collaborate with peers in guided tasks to plan events or activities to showcase their progress in learning and using German, developing projects or budgeting for a shared event
(ACLGEC138)
Informing
Gather, compare and respond to information and supporting details from a range of written, spoken, digital and multimodal texts related to their personal and social worlds
(ACLGEC140)
Convey information, ideas and opinions related to their personal and social worlds, selecting appropriate written, spoken, digital and multimodal texts to suit specific audiences and contexts
(ACLGEC141)
Creating
Share and compare responses to characters, events and ideas and identify cultural elements in a variety of imaginative texts
(ACLGEC142)
Create or reinterpret, present or perform alternative versions of imaginative texts, for a range of audiences, adapting stimulus, theme, characters, places, ideas and events to suit different modes or contexts
(ACLGEC143)
Translating
Translate and interpret short texts from German to English and vice versa, recognising that words and meanings do not always correspond across languages and expanding descriptions or giving examples where necessary to assist meaning
Experiment with bilingual dictionaries and/or online translators, considering the relative advantages or limitations of each resource
(ACLGEC144)
Reflecting
Engage in intercultural experiences, describing aspects of language and culture that are unfamiliar and discussing their own reactions and adjustments
(ACLGEC146)